The Episcopal Hymnal(s) 1916 to 1982 arranged for wire harp
Currently I’m working on arranging selected hymns from the Episcopal Hymnals of 1916, 1940 and 1982 for my large Triplett Luna harp, for Sunday morning service use. Some hymns are in keys which are not friendly to my aging harp, which has been in the key of F (one flat) for as long as I […]
New to the Wire Harp? (non-historical wire-strung harp)
If you’ve just discovered the wire harp (or heard one being played), for starters it’s good to know that most folks in the overall world of harps (Classical, Celtic) tend to think of historical Irish wire-strung harp when this branch of the harp family comes up. That is, replica instruments of period harps made in […]
Photos of Triplett Luna Wire Harp
Here are some recent photos of my Triplett Luna wire harp this summer. After I got back from playing in church I didn’t take Luna harp into the house right away. I decided to have a Sunday photo session in the back yard. I posed my harp in some unlikely but attractive green corners […]
Irish wire harp… cross-strung! Stoney End Esabelle
In 2015 my second Irish wire harp was built for me by Gary Stone of Stoney End Harps, Red Wing, MN. His Esabelle model is normally strung with nylon strings, and accordingly is lightly built. When I asked Gary to build this harp as a wire model, a lot of things needed to be changed […]
Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT Music and Faith
I was introduced to the harp at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont, where I went to finish my music degree at the age of 35. I had attended SUNY Fredonia from 1987 to 1991 but did not finish my degree there. Fredonia was not the right choice for me, although I did study classical […]
Follow Me (and Jasmine Kitty) on Twitter!
After a hiatus of about four years (with the exception of stepping in briefly trying to come to the rescue of my troubled alma mater Green Mountain College in spring 2019), I’ve pretty much veered away from Twitter. I like Twitter. It’s a quick, easy place to grab news headlines, spot interesting trends in fashion […]
New Wire Harp on the Way! Argent Fox builds Double-Strung Harp
My latest (and happiest news): wire harp #3 will soon be added to my harp family. Harp builder Dan Speer of Argent Fox is at work building my latest wire-strung harp, a double-strung lap harp in cherry! Two courses of strings, 29 each. We are planning to have attractive little wood veneers of fox paw […]
Introducing my Irish wire-strung harps Meet Esabelle and Luna
Here are my two Irish wire strung harps. I have a page on my main site with a little bit more detail about them but I’ll post a few mentions here about them as well. Here’s an up-close shot of Esabelle, my newest harp, built in 2015 by Stoney End Harps of Red Wing, MN: This […]